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1. NATIONAL SPANISH EXAMS:
A reminder from Oriana: The 2001 NSE (National
Spanish Exams) Brochure goes to
press in early August so I should have the information
in September
available for any teacher interested in participating.
ocadman@kalama.com
2. SUMMER EVENTS:
CINE: Bossa Nova playing this week at The
Grand
Cinema in Tacoma. (see website www.grandcinema.com)
In English and Portuguese. Bossa Nova (quoted
from
official site): "Pedro Paulo (Fagundes) is a
struggling Brazilian lawyer, surrounded by failed
romance. Mary Ann (Irving) is an American English
teacher, living and working in Rio de Janiero,
still
recovering from the loss of her husband two years
earlier. Alone and unhappy, both have nearly
given up
hope of finding their lifelong soul-mate. Set
amidst
the enchanting landscape of Rio de Janeiro, Bossa
Nova
is a fresh, multicultural love story that captures
the
playful innocence of romance in all its disguises."
BRAZIL FEST: Seattle Center, August 20,
2000.
11am-7pm. FREE! For more information
visit
http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/brazil.htm
ETHNIC FEST: Wright Park, Tacoma.
July 29-30. FREE!
Food, music, arts and crafts, and other
entertainment
representing many different cultures.
3. WEBSITES:
http://www.tienda.com/ - recently
recommended on
FLTEACH. "Fine products from Spain on-line."
In
English or Spanish.
http://www.colby.edu/personal/bknelson/grammar.html
-
Spanish grammar exercises on-line.
4. TECHNOLOGY: Do you know anyone working
with
technology and languages at the K-12 level?
Here's a
great opportunity for them! For more information
contact Bridget Yaden at yadenlbe@plu.edu.
IALL K-12 Council Member
Job description:
Formulate
recommendations for K-12 outreach by
IALL
Serve as
a knowledge base for K-12 issues to
the IALL Board and Council
Assist IALL
with arranging for the offering of
CEUs at association conferences
Serve as
the IALL representative to New Visions
Assist as
a K-12 consultant to regional group
leaders
Serve as
K-12 columnist for the IALL Journal,
published twice per year
Consult
with/report to the IALL Programs
Director on initiative and project goals, and
work
completed
Requirements:
Current IALL
membership and familiarity with
the organization
Current
K-12 instructor (preferred)
Strong communication
skills, both written and
oral
Attendance
at IALL Biennial conferences (next
one is June, 2001 in Houston) and at Summer Leadership
Meetings
for IALL
Board and Council Members (next one
will be in summer, 2002)
Application deadline: Open Until Filled
For more information, contact Chris Higgins at
chiggins@deans.umd.edu
5. ENSEÑANDO LAS LENGUAS A TRAVES
DE LA TECNOLOGIA
Saludos de Middlebury College en Vermont, donde,
con
cinco otros profesores de español del
estado de
Washington y muchos de otros lugares, hemos seguido
un
curso que nos enseñó mucho sobre
la pedagogía de
nuestros días. Middlebury, con su
CET (Center for
Educational Technology) es uno de los líderes
en este
campo. La universidad recibió una
Beca Mellon para
construir este curso. Hubieron maestros
de colegio de
Nevada, una profesora de portugués de
Harvard, la
ex-Presidenta de Kean College en New Jersey,
y
muchísimos más. Yo, Maura
Flynn de Camas, WA, y tres
estudiantes graduados de Washington State University,
recibimos becas totales que nos dio la posibilidad
de
venir de tanta larga distancia.
El curso nos mostró mucho de como funciona
el web,
como se hace páginas de web interactivas,
y de que
existe como software para actividades de "web
chat" y
"discussion thread" que podemos integrar en nuestra
pedagogía. Eramos juntos unos siete
días, trabajando
con entusiasmo, compartiendo ideas, dando la
crítica
constructiva el uno al otro, y aprendiendo el
nuevo
paradigmo.
Los profesores del curso "Teaching Languages
with
Technology" eran Scott Payne, que tiene su doctorado
en "Technology-Mediated Second Language Acquisition,"
y Hector Vila de Argentina, profesor de la literatura
inglesa de Middlebury College. Los programas
que hemos
aprendido, entre otros, eran "Dreamweaver,"
"Photoshop," "Makers," y "Filemaker Pro."
Como ha
dicho el decano de the University of Arkansas
que vino
al workshop, aunque muchos de nosotros no vamos
a
construir páginas web ni crear software,
ahora estamos
conscientes de las posibilidades de lo que podemos
no
solamente hacer, sino pedir de los asistentes
tecnológicos en nuestros edificios y cámpuses.
Estamos
conscientes también de cómo fueron
construidos muchas
cosas que usamos.
Como Middlebury y la Mellon Foundation están
ofreciendo con entusiasmo estos cursos con becas
completas, no hay razón de no venir el
verano que
viene. La atención personal que nos prestamos,
la
calidad de la enseñanza, y las tecnologías
state-of-the-art fueron increibles. Como
profesionales del estado de Washington, hogar
de
Microsoft, tenemos que explotar esta oportunidad.
Carpe Diem!
Sometido por Jay Adams-Feuer
6. VIDA ES SUEÑO REMINDER:
The cost of the LA VIDA ES SUENO tickets at the
COFLT-WAFLT conference is $13.00. (not $15).
Payment
should be made to "Ray Verzasconi," and sent
to him at
2336 NE 12th Ave, Portland OR 97212. Instead
of a
post-production reception, I am working with
the
Teatro for a pre-production dinner. For $13,
you will
get a $30-$35 value. Since COFLT has already
announced
the offer to all of its members, tickets are
going
rapidly. The Teatro can only accommodate 121
people.
With your payment, please send a stamped,
pre-addressed envelope. I need to help arrange
for
transportation.
If you have questions, contact me at:
rverzasconi@uswest.net.
I cannot reserve tickets without payment. I cannot
issue refunds, but if you can't come, you can
transfer
(give or sell) your tickets to someone else.
Tickets
will be available only at the conference. You
must
register for the conference.
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Steven Green, President, steveg@cksd.wednet.edu
Kerry Chama, Eastern V.P., cheetah101@earthlink.net
Paloma Borreguero, NW V.P., paloma@u.washington.edu
Oriana Cadman, SW V.P., ocadman@kalama.com
Jay Adams-Feuer, Secretary, jay@alumni.middlebury.edu
Alexandra Porter, Treasurer, dporter@universityprep.org
WATSP web page: http://aatsp-wa.welcome.to